Adaptive Resource Block Allocation for Green 5G Wireless Communication Networks

Abstract

The most precious resource for the mobile network operators (MNOs) is the radio spectrum, cardinal for meeting the quality of service (QoS) requirements of the users. An integral technology of the budding fifth generation (5G) wireless communication networks (WCNs) is device-to-device (D2D) communication. To make use of the gains offered by D2D communication, optimal resource sharing with the cellular users in the network is necessitated. This paper proposes an adaptive resource block (RB) allocation scheme, using Hidden Markov Model (HMM), to assure adequate resource availability to each demanding D2D pair in the network. The adaptive allocation of resources improves the system throughput and energy efficiency (EE), meeting the QoS demands of the D2D pairs and fostering green communication. Since RB sharing is between pairs and cellular users, interference rises. The improvement in performance is achieved by sectoring the cellular coverage region, which diminishes the interference levels. The potency of the proposed adaptive scheme has been verified through simulations.